GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

This course critically examines how colonialism, imperialism, and globalization continue to impact, construct, and reconstruct gender roles, identities, and structural inequalities in a variety of places in the Global South. The “Global South” is a contested category describing not just locations but also conditions seen as less developed, having lower incomes, and experiencing socioeconomic and political inequalities relative to the Global North. Students will become familiar with feminist, queer, postcolonial, decolonial, indigenous, and intersectional theories and use them to analyze issues like labor, geopolitical conflicts, migration, family, and social movements. Students move beyond victim and development narratives to understand local capacities and diverse experiences. Prerequisites: SWGS 100 and SWGS 200 are recommended but not required. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SWGS 100 and SWGS 200 .